The noun female has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (18) female -- (an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa))
2. (4) female, female person -- (a person who belongs to the sex that can have babies)
Overview of adj female
The adj female has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (11) female -- (being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop; "a female heir"; "female holly trees bear the berries")
2. (3) female, distaff -- (characteristic of or peculiar to a woman; "female sensitiveness"; "female suffrage")
3. female -- (for or pertaining to or composed of women or girls; "the female lead in the play"; "a female chorus")